Kingdom of Nepal

Nepal (1768-2008) was a Hindu kingdom in the Himalayan mountains with its capital at Kathmandu. Conquered by Gurkhas, Nepal was located in the mountainous and snowy Himalayas on the border of the Indian subcontinent and China, and was ruled by the Rana dynasty until it was overthrown by communists in 2008. The present-day country of Nepal is a communist dictatorship.